The non-Swedish league sides may be out, but the fun continues! This week we see a goalless draw at the Frozen Lake and a thrashing at Flottörhuset. Read below for a summary of these two completely different games.

Snow Patrol continued their recent run of bad form with a hugely disappointing goalless draw against the Euro League’s Bara United. Nobego’s side, which has failed to win a competitive match for five games when Xpertsvenskan and XCL are combined, dominated the match throughout and face the tough away leg against an extremely strong Bara United. Have you placed a bet on Snow Patrol to win the final? You would be forgiven if you had second thoughts now.

The capacity crowd at the Frozen Lake were not amused, with none of the six shots finding the net. In fact, the only time when the net found a ripple was when Giovanni Shootimolli of Bara United scored a long range shot which was deemed to be a clear offside by the referee.

Both formations were sturdy, but arguably too much so. Nobego’s solid 5-4-1 offered top class defensive protection, and with the amount of chances should have found a way into the net, but experienced Bara manager Artur chose a 4-5-1 which although at a scrambled pace, did manage to keep a clean sheet. For any team playing away to Snow Patrol that is a bonus. Could we be treated with more than one striker per team in the second leg next week? Stay tuned to find out!

Hellmoppers FC 4-1 FC Pakkohetero

That’s more like it! A game at this late stage of the competition ending with more than one goal scored! For the neutral eye, from start to finish this was a great one to watch. I was privileged enough to watch it on ‘xpert-o-vision’, and trust me even the advertisement at the start was a pleasant view. Try it out for yourselves if you don’t believe me!

Even a look at the formations before the game hinted defence was not high on the list of priorities for both managers, as the 4-4-2 of Hellmoppers and the 3-5-2 of Pakkohetero was in stark contrast to the other semi-final game full of defensive precaution.

It didn’t take long for Hattrickligan side to break the deadlock, with Hasselbom scoring from the penalty spot in the second minute. By 11 minutes Hellmoppers made 2-0 with a long range Holt shot, and by the 24th Datta’s side was firmly in the lead with a shot from Conny Pilregn, who was stretchered off with a long-term injury only two minutes later. Grönvall pegged one back for Pakkohetero after half time, but Rosenberg made it four with a 65th minute strike.

The pride of the Final League was dealt a severe blow last night. FC Pakkohetero and their manager TorDeViL know that they will need to produce a spotless performance next week at home to overcome the three goal deficit. This is definitely one to watch.